So we have a lot of tree pollen in my area... car duster is great for taking care of it.

Here's the problem: the sunroof has a felt liner that goes around the roof. It is a magnet for the duster - all the red strands get caught up in the felt. What is the best way to clean these out? When I handwashed the car, was able to get it wet and start pulling strands. There are just too many tiny strands. Any other ideas?

PS - should the car be blown off with a shopvac first to avoid scratches?

How on earth did you do this? It's intended to just be used to gently wipe off dust not actually clean the car.

well when i had my honda accord back in the day, i didnt wax it too often, so whenever i used it to remove pollen, it would rub the pollen all over the unprotected paint, thus causing severe scratching on the clear coat.